Today in Soap Opera History (June 14)

1967: Dark Shadows' Maggie remained frustrated locked in a cell.
1983: General Hospital faced a hostage crisis. 1993: As the WorldTurns' Hal and Barbara were remarried. 1996: All My Children's
Hayley and Brian wanted to relive their prom.

"History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies."
- Alexis de Tocqueville

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1967: On Dark Shadows, locked in a cell in the Old House basement, Maggie Evans (Kathryn Leigh Scott) opened the music box when she heard Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) coming, pretending that she had been listening to it. He didn't believe her and left Maggie frustrated in the cell.

1976: On Another World, Pat (Beverly Penberthy) admitted to Marianne (Ariane Muenker) she was in love with Dave (David Ackroyd).

1983: On General Hospital, Monica (Leslie Charleson) and Bobbie (Jacklyn Zeman) were held hostage at the hospital.

1984: On Guiding Light, Mike Bauer (Don Stewart) toasted to the future at a dinner party, while Beth (Judi Evans) and Lujack (Vincent Irizarry) roasted hotdogs on the beach.

1993: On As the World Turns, Hal (Benjamin Hendrickson) and Barbara (Colleen Zenk) were remarried in Alva, Kentucky on the porch of Hal's sister, Claire. Meanwhile, Royce Keller (Terry Lester) revealed to Lucinda Walsh a.k.a. Mary Ellen Walters (Elizabeth Hubbard) that he and Neal were her siblings.